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senator mccain what made you decide to vote yes? >> well, i just thought that the bill was appropriate, that t the -- i've always been opposed to to the gun show loophole so i thought it was the right thing to do. >> can i ask you, senator mccain? this vote is probably going to come up again. joe manchin will be working democrats. you certainly have a lot of influence over kelly ayotte in new hampshire. would you encourage her if she could be the deciding vote to support background checks? >> i've never done that in the years i've been here. i talk to kelly. i talk to many of my other colleagues, but it's up to them. they are grown people and they make their own decisions. i've never been one who has gone out and told people what i think they ought to do. i've made my case and let them make up their own minds. >> let's make a turn now to another, if you can believe it, big story that we're following here which is an attempt at a bipartisan immigration plan. senator schumer, if you can give us a sense where we stand there first. >> t
senator mccain what made you decide to vote yes? >> well, i just thought that the bill was appropriate, that t the -- i've always been opposed to to the gun show loophole so i thought it was the right thing to do. >> can i ask you, senator mccain? this vote is probably going to come up again. joe manchin will be working democrats. you certainly have a lot of influence over kelly ayotte in new hampshire. would you encourage her if she could be the deciding vote to support background...
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senators john mccain and kelly ayotte are questioning whether or not the u.s. intelligence community adequately shared information leading up to the boston marathon boston. in a joint statement they write in part, quote. it does not appear the money spent toward the information sharing environment put into place after 9/11 were useful in apprehending the tsarnaev brothers specifically tamerlan tsarnaev. now authorities are turning to the suspects' parents for answers and both are said to be cooperating in the investigating. the father anzor is expected to arrive in the u.s. tomorrow for more questioning. that should be interesting. >> what do they know and when did they know it? brian, we now have two times the russians reached out to our intel agencies and said you guys need to be worried about these brothers. >> can you call it a failure when there is 500,000 people on a watch list, joe in i don't know. this was, obviously, a failure. right? the fbi went and spoke with them. i'm more curious about the mother. if she saw the pictures of her sons on television
senators john mccain and kelly ayotte are questioning whether or not the u.s. intelligence community adequately shared information leading up to the boston marathon boston. in a joint statement they write in part, quote. it does not appear the money spent toward the information sharing environment put into place after 9/11 were useful in apprehending the tsarnaev brothers specifically tamerlan tsarnaev. now authorities are turning to the suspects' parents for answers and both are said to be...
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i think john mccain will and -- >> john mccain has signaled he would. >> he has the courage. >> we need democrats as well. i think part of what has happened here, steve, the immigration bill is now out there. i think these republicans think they get one hall pass and where they will use it. >> is that what this is about? >> i think that is part what have is going on here. i don't want to give my own party a pass on this. you know, i think this is the purest exhibition of the power of special interest in politics when you have 90% issue on the issue of life and death and you cannot muster a vote. >> i can't believe it. >> again, we draw no contexts with anything. we draw no connections with anything. as americans are more focused on terror than ever before, steve schmidt, there is a terrorist out there on the fbi's most wanted list telling people how to kill more americans in the future because we don't have background checks. >> based on our laws. >> all right. we are going to show that tape later. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," senator joe manchin will be here and also massachusetts
i think john mccain will and -- >> john mccain has signaled he would. >> he has the courage. >> we need democrats as well. i think part of what has happened here, steve, the immigration bill is now out there. i think these republicans think they get one hall pass and where they will use it. >> is that what this is about? >> i think that is part what have is going on here. i don't want to give my own party a pass on this. you know, i think this is the purest...
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you had chambliss and isakson and lindsey graham and john mccain. this is the heart of what i call the legislative conservatives. they want to be involved in this deal. >> chuck, is there a leader of this group some one from whom the others are taking cues? >> i don't think there is a leader but i think there are pockets. i think pat toomey is very important. he was at the first dinner. people forget that. he has a lot of clout with some house conservatives and why he is important to have in deals. back when they did the big fiscal cliff deal on taxes, toomey signing off on it was a huge signal and a help to boehner. so he helps with one faction. then you have lindsey graham. i don't know if he a lot of followers but he and john mccain and the three of them together usually stick together. isakson and chambliss and corker and lamar. isakson i think is more of a leader than people realize. he did put together the roster for the second dinner with the president and he is somebody that seems to be comfortable getting involved with some of the -- in som
you had chambliss and isakson and lindsey graham and john mccain. this is the heart of what i call the legislative conservatives. they want to be involved in this deal. >> chuck, is there a leader of this group some one from whom the others are taking cues? >> i don't think there is a leader but i think there are pockets. i think pat toomey is very important. he was at the first dinner. people forget that. he has a lot of clout with some house conservatives and why he is important...
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you had to like what john mccain said. all you can say is whatever happens this time, and it's going to be less than, i think, the people around this table hope happens this time. even if you got background checks my hunch is a lot of people want more than that. the only thing i'm hoping is the debate is not the end of it but the beginning of it. over time, these issues evolve, they ripen and maybe this year you get this amount. what i'm hoping is rather than this being the peak because it's the reaction what happened to newtown and the rest this is the beginning of the change and public attitudes. we have seen with other issues the last couple of years whether it's gay marriage or immigration. >> it certainly has moved on the assault weapons. 60/40 now. >> i'm hoping seeing it less, if you will, as an event and more as a process. what i'm hoping that this is the beginning of a changed political -- so maybe this time around, lots of republicans filibuster but the next time around, they don't because they realize the politi
you had to like what john mccain said. all you can say is whatever happens this time, and it's going to be less than, i think, the people around this table hope happens this time. even if you got background checks my hunch is a lot of people want more than that. the only thing i'm hoping is the debate is not the end of it but the beginning of it. over time, these issues evolve, they ripen and maybe this year you get this amount. what i'm hoping is rather than this being the peak because it's...
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mccain didn't sound like the super hawk he normally does yesterday. graham did, but even mccain seems to say i'm not talking about u.s. boots on the ground. so i think there is a lot of caution out there. >> chuck, we're just recently out of iraq, which is not holding together all that well without us being on the ground. we have thousands of troops in afghanistan. you used the phrase several times to describe the politics of syria with regard to washington. international coalition. we saw in afghanistan and in iraq that international coalition means like the quarter master corps from denmark joins us. what does international coalition mean with any potential involvement in syria? >> here it's a little more real and i think it begins and ends with turkey and then you have the gulf states. they provided more than just verbal cover to the western coalition in libya. they were important in uae and that. it does mean turkey. it means britain and france who seem ready to do this. i think it is more real but, at the end of the day, it begins and ends with t
mccain didn't sound like the super hawk he normally does yesterday. graham did, but even mccain seems to say i'm not talking about u.s. boots on the ground. so i think there is a lot of caution out there. >> chuck, we're just recently out of iraq, which is not holding together all that well without us being on the ground. we have thousands of troops in afghanistan. you used the phrase several times to describe the politics of syria with regard to washington. international coalition. we...
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. >> meanwhile, senator john mccain who has been a leading voice for u.s. military involvement in syria has expressed his development at the obama administration's handle rsing of the crisis. >> we should have intervened long ago, whether bashar assad was using them or not. he slaughtered 80,000 people while we have sat by and watched. it's been one of the most shameful chapters in american history. >> you know, mika, the books are going to be written five years, ten years from now about how the united states did nothing while 80,000 syrians were slaughtered. it's just we know that's going to happen. of course, those books won't have the feel for the time that we were just coming out of two wars, a decade of wars and we were exhausted, but that is the case and i think at this point this really leaves the president with few options as far as -- he can't have a hands-off approach. >> no, absolutely not. jane harman, what are some of the stumbling blocks in terms of jumping in, you know, full on in this -- in this problem? >> well, let me say, first, that i sa
. >> meanwhile, senator john mccain who has been a leading voice for u.s. military involvement in syria has expressed his development at the obama administration's handle rsing of the crisis. >> we should have intervened long ago, whether bashar assad was using them or not. he slaughtered 80,000 people while we have sat by and watched. it's been one of the most shameful chapters in american history. >> you know, mika, the books are going to be written five years, ten years...
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john mccain. don't filibuster this deal. sam stein, obviously, though, a lot of liberals are not going to be pleased that these individual transfers aren't in there. but at the same time, i mean, a lot of gun control advocates will say, well, if we close the gun show loophole, if we close the internet sales loophole -- by the way, a lot of gun shop owners will say the same thing -- that's a good thing. >> you're right there's going to be griping over the exceptiempt carved out. i'm pretty sure at the end of the day the liberal senators would vote yes. if you look at the context if you had said a year ago people would close the gun show loop hope, people would be doing cart wheels. a massive tragedy happened in the interim. it shouldn't have taken that to get to this point but it did. some would say we should go further. at this juncture progress is probably much more valuable to them than the assault weapons ban, the high capacity magazine. they're willing to take it because they know that it is a first step towards somethin
john mccain. don't filibuster this deal. sam stein, obviously, though, a lot of liberals are not going to be pleased that these individual transfers aren't in there. but at the same time, i mean, a lot of gun control advocates will say, well, if we close the gun show loophole, if we close the internet sales loophole -- by the way, a lot of gun shop owners will say the same thing -- that's a good thing. >> you're right there's going to be griping over the exceptiempt carved out. i'm pretty...
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and john mccain voted for background checks for terrorists and criminals. who's next? >> senator lisa murkowski, once among the country's most popular senators, she's down a net 16 points. >> wow. >> from february. her alaskan counterpart jeff begich dropped a net six points. senator rob portman dropped 18 points in ohio over the last six months. and in nevada, republican dean heller has seen a smaller drop, although he's shedding significant support among the key independent voters. so last week, we showed you senator kelly ayotte's numbers in new hampshire go from a net positive in october to a net negative now. >> and the majority of voters support expanded background checks in each of these five states ranging from 60% in alaska to 75% in new hampshire. and you saw this quinnipiac poll, it works the other way. you have on the other side, pat toomey was in charge of this bill along with joe manchin. a lot of people said, oh, gee, this is going to hurt him -- no, he's registered his highest approval ratings ever since he's been the united states senator. >> what do w
and john mccain voted for background checks for terrorists and criminals. who's next? >> senator lisa murkowski, once among the country's most popular senators, she's down a net 16 points. >> wow. >> from february. her alaskan counterpart jeff begich dropped a net six points. senator rob portman dropped 18 points in ohio over the last six months. and in nevada, republican dean heller has seen a smaller drop, although he's shedding significant support among the key independent...
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the lindsay grahams, the john mccains are going to prevail. i'm not sure they can win. i'm not sure they can hold the republican caucus together on filibustering that. on the more generic question of why oppose parts of the bill this is 50, 60 years old, right, cokie? >> right. >> there is no question the 87% is there. the problem we've always had is that 13% votes on that issue and whether that is still true or not i don't know. i think what will change gun control and i hope something will get through, pat toomey and joe manchin are trying to work on something. whether it will get through will be when some suburban republicans lose in november because of their pro gun votes. >> it's important, cokie, also to focus on democrats as well that are up in 2014. >> right. >> like mary landrieu. what is she going to do in the state of louisiana? >> she has a tough road on a bunch of issues the democrats are pushing. louisiana, you know, is not a liberal state. and she and mark pryor in arkansas and joe manchin in west virginia all have this problem. >> kay haagin in north car
the lindsay grahams, the john mccains are going to prevail. i'm not sure they can win. i'm not sure they can hold the republican caucus together on filibustering that. on the more generic question of why oppose parts of the bill this is 50, 60 years old, right, cokie? >> right. >> there is no question the 87% is there. the problem we've always had is that 13% votes on that issue and whether that is still true or not i don't know. i think what will change gun control and i hope...
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i think john mccain may be. >> it's a 90% issue when it comes to the background checks for criminals for people with mental issues, harold. the big holdup now is individual-to-individual. father to son, father to daughter, friend to friend. that is the issue they are trying to work out. from what i'm hearing there's a possibility the nra may give the members a pass because they know it's a 90/10 issue. >> they seem very close. i think mark is about right when it comes to finding a republican party to get this done. but i'm encouraged. i take schumer at his word is there a way to find an agreement here. it's unfortunate that we find ourselves this late in the process. we are talking about newtown back in december. we are not almost, but april. >> do you agree with dana milbank? >> i think you can look at it either way. i wouldn't go as far as dana has gone there. however, it does beg the question we are now in april. if this is the holdup now you're saying how they define where the background checks apply if we are talking family member to family member and i hope we can move beyond t
i think john mccain may be. >> it's a 90% issue when it comes to the background checks for criminals for people with mental issues, harold. the big holdup now is individual-to-individual. father to son, father to daughter, friend to friend. that is the issue they are trying to work out. from what i'm hearing there's a possibility the nra may give the members a pass because they know it's a 90/10 issue. >> they seem very close. i think mark is about right when it comes to finding a...
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then i think you get a john mccain or somebody else who supports some of these measures and maybe some momentum on the floor. >> again, 90%, 91% background check supports for criminals. and, so -- >> some generals here on the show who think the assault weapons are not necessary. >> but you don't ever know how it goes. it's kind of like a jump ball going back to basketball. you never know which way it's going to go. like i said before, we were surprised that in the late '90s when we had the debate on the floor over gun control, you know, rand paul actually really broke through when he had a filibuster on drone policy. i suspect when this goes under the senate floor finally people will actually stop. this will be one debate where people will stop. as i said before, regardless of your views on guns, newtown changed everything. newtown changed everything. and it still changed everything despite the fact people are still blocking it. going to be very curious to see what the nra does on this because i think they may, like you said, willie, they may let universal background checks if you allo
then i think you get a john mccain or somebody else who supports some of these measures and maybe some momentum on the floor. >> again, 90%, 91% background check supports for criminals. and, so -- >> some generals here on the show who think the assault weapons are not necessary. >> but you don't ever know how it goes. it's kind of like a jump ball going back to basketball. you never know which way it's going to go. like i said before, we were surprised that in the late '90s...
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>> right, i think there's no question that if john mccain had won the election in 2008 or mitt romney had won it in 2012 that liberals would be screaming about this stuff and saying, you know, that -- there would be this thing, war crimes, we should do impeachment and the reality is that i think a lot of people -- and i think this is sincere. a lot of people so fed up with the iraq war, perceived as the sort of crimes of the bush administration they wanted it to end and the obama administration has sold people a bill of goods. the idea that the drone war is actually clean. which is why i call it dirty wars. when you kill people in yemen, pakistan or somalia that aren't attached to terrorism, you're giving people an actual incentive to want to attack the united states. and so if you look at the poll numbers, liberals are very much lock step with the white house right now on this drone issue. no way -- >> stunning. >> no way -- >> that is stunning the same people, many of them calling for george w. bush's impeachment are calling for a war crimes trial after he left. and yet, again, this
>> right, i think there's no question that if john mccain had won the election in 2008 or mitt romney had won it in 2012 that liberals would be screaming about this stuff and saying, you know, that -- there would be this thing, war crimes, we should do impeachment and the reality is that i think a lot of people -- and i think this is sincere. a lot of people so fed up with the iraq war, perceived as the sort of crimes of the bush administration they wanted it to end and the obama...
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john mccain came back recently from touring a refugee camp in jordan that is totally destabilized by this and making a tour of the camp. the camp director said to him, this is a new generation of jihadis. if you think about this, this is not just a syria problem, this is a world problem. i think we have reached the tipping point. i started out cautiously and got that point. no more land wars and all that. but this opposition or what is good about it and we seem to know who those people are, has got to get more support from the united states and it has to be known that we are helping. >> tom, i was talking to a business man in the middle east last week, who travels all over the world and travels all over the middle east. he very polite guy but took it to me. he said you americans have been sitting back and letting this happen and you think you're doing the right thing. you think you're showing restraint, you think you're avoiding the mistakes of the past ten years, which fueled radicalism across the middle east. i understand this because jane just made the point. what you're doing is
john mccain came back recently from touring a refugee camp in jordan that is totally destabilized by this and making a tour of the camp. the camp director said to him, this is a new generation of jihadis. if you think about this, this is not just a syria problem, this is a world problem. i think we have reached the tipping point. i started out cautiously and got that point. no more land wars and all that. but this opposition or what is good about it and we seem to know who those people are, has...